Puna home spared following fire in attached garage

One person suffered minor injuries following a garage fire in Kea‘au Tuesday evening.

Hawai‘i Fire Department responded to the blaze, located on the 15-1700 block of 29th Avenue in Hawaiian Paradise Park, at 5:25 p.m. Once on scene, crews saw heavy smoke coming from the left side of a 2,302-square-foot single-story double-wall wood house with a metal roof, which was attached to a garage that was fully engulfed in flames.

Three occupants were accounted for, one of whom suffered minor injuries but declined medical treatment.

Firefighters began an offensive attack on the fire in the 461-square-foot garage. It was extinguished before spreading into the main structure and living areas.

Hawaiian Electric disconnected power to the residence as fire crews overhauled the scene. Hawai‘i Island police and the Red Cross responded.

Estimated losses due to the fire are $50,000.